Patrick Roberts!

You'd like to look on the bench and have the option of saying "we should get Roberts on for Turnbull/Rogic" rather than "we'll need to bring Soro or McCarthy on" given we are currently starting all of Christie, McGregor, Rogic and Turnbull it would be good to have a like for like guy on the bench rather than a sitting centre-mid or having to bring on a striker or winger and reshuffle guys to put Christie there.

 

For what it's worth I'd take him on a 4 week trial and maybe stick him in the colts team, pay as you play..

 

Griffiths was good for us at that time aswell but everyone obviously wants him punted, bringing guys like Robert s on past glories of 4 or 5 years when the Huns were horrendous because basically no one else wants him is a step backward

 

Anybody wanting him clearly hasn’t watched him play the last few years.

 

He has struggled to even make sub appearances. At the end of his contract a championship club will take a short 2 year punt. We can't go back and take the guy because he was good for the 1st year or his 2.5 years here. Yeah the transfer may be free but his salary won't be and that's money I'd rather put on the lw or cb. We have Forrest, Abada and Dembele on the right, he simply isn't needed.

 

Paddy Roberts >>> banjo player

Get it done Celtic.

 

No thanks

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Arguing we’re covered in that position only makes me realise more that we could definitely use cover in that position.

Forrest has been struggling with injury since last season so it would be stupid to assume he will fully recover and be available for 40 games this season. Abada has been impressive but only in 20 minute bursts so far. He cannot be relied upon over the course of a Celtic season.

Dembele is young, inexperienced, unproven and injured.

It doesn’t need to be Roberts but we’re certainly a little light in that position this year when you consider the circumstances of the players we have.

 

I think we have to be realistic here, wages wise too, we have Forrest and Dada for RW. And with a young guy like Demble, Moffat as 3rd choice if req, do we really need PR? Just cannot see him getting much game time and, just seems to have done very little since he left us, OK the odd piece of magic but nothing spectacular. Ship has sailed. Would be much happier chasing different targets.
For me, we are pretty well sorted right side, concentrate on LW

 

100% take him. He would come alive here again.

 

As i remember he was gash the 2nd time around all that PR7 *. Also he never really wanted to stay with us, he thought he could do better. So naw....

 

Some players need that crowd, that passion to play. Not some no mark team. I'd genuinly take him tomorrow. Provides depth and a different option. Maybe like big fraser, only the worlds best keeper here, questionable elsewhere. Some places just fit. If wages are cheap then why not.

 

Should have gotten out of City long ago. An example of their transfer model gone wrong for the player. Signing new deals with them knowing there was next to zero chance of getting a game instead of getting out and making his way. The financial security blanket being far too tempting but ultimately restricting his choice of clubs and in turn harming his development. His career could well easily just fizzle out now, without ever achieving much. Sad.

 

He was out for months because of injury in his second spell, unfortunately.

 

I said the same about Joe Hart, think he needs somewhere to thrive, going for trophies and big games. If he’s available for relatively little outlay it’s a no brainer for me.

 

He is a free for a reason he has done nothing since leaving us . I think he has scored about 3 goals since and another injury prone player that we dont need

 

Have to agree. In general I would say avoid a guy like this who looks to be on a downward trajectory but after seeing his quality first hand I know there's a brilliant player there. Like you I think he would be revitalised here. Would only take him on a permanent and if he was coming in for peanuts. A 2 year deal, performance based would be of little risk but the rewards could be spectacular.

 

That would give us Jamesy, Abada, Dembele who folk on here where wanting an extended run and young Moffat who impressed pre season and still doing so, all RW.

Now PR too? Naw thanks there is other places needing more support and is rather spend the wages on them.

 

Ralston has scored the same amount of goals in the last fortnight as Roberts has since he left us.